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II. AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY TRACTORS
ACTS REFERRED TO
1. 374 L 0150: Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Article 2(a), the following indents shall be added:

  • “Typengenehmigung” in Austrian law,

  • “tyyppihyväksyntä”/“typgodkännande” in Finnish law,

  • “gerðarviðurkenning” in Icelandic law,

  • “Typengenehmigung” in Liechtensteiner law,

  • “typegodkjenning” in Norwegian law,

  • “typgodkännande” in Swedish law,

  • “Typengenehmigung”/“approbation du type”/“approvazione del tipo” in Swiss law.

2. 374 L 0151: Council Directive 74/151/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 25), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
3. 374 L 0152: Council Directive 74/152/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the maximum design speed of and load platforms for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 33), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
4. 374 L 0346: Council Directive 74/346/EEC of 25 June 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to rear-view mirrors for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 191, 15.7.1974, p. 1), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
5. 374 L 0347: Council Directive 74/347/EEC of 25 June 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision and windscreen wipers for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 191, 15.7.1974, p. 5), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
6. 375 L 0321: Council Directive 75/321/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 147, 9.6.1975, p. 24), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
7. 375 L 0322: Council Directive 75/322/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the suppression of radio interference produced by spark-ignition engines fitted to wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 147, 9.6.1975, p. 28), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
8. 376 L 0432: Council Directive 76/432/EEC of 6 April 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 122, 8.5.1976, p. 1), as corrected by OJ No L 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16, as amended by:
9. 376 L 0763: Council Directive 76/763/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to passenger seats for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 135), as amended by:
10. 3 77 L 0311: Council Directive 77/31 I/EEC of 29 March 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver-perceived noise level of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 105, 28.4.1977, p. 1), as amended by:
11. 377 L 0536: Council Directive 77/536/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 1), as amended by:
  • 1 79 H: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties -Accession to the European Communities of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 110),

  • 1 85 I: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties - Accession to the European Communities of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 213),

  • 389 L 0680: Council Directive 89/680/EEC of 21 December 1989 (OJ No L 398, 30.12.1989, p. 26).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Annex VI, the following shall be added:

12

for Austria

17

for Finland

IS

for Iceland

FL

for Liechtenstein

16

for Norway

5

for Sweden

14

for Switzerland.

12. 377 L 0537: Council Directive 77/537/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 38), as amended by:
13. 378 L 0764: Council Directive 78/764/EEC of 25 July 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver's seat on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 255, 18.9.1978, p. 1), as amended by:

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Annex II, the following shall be added to point 3.5.2.1:

12

for Austria

17

for Finland

IS

for Iceland

FL

for Liechtenstein

16

for Norway

5

for Sweden

14

for Switzerland.

14. 378 L 0933: Council Directive 78/933/EEC of 17 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (OJ No L 325, 20.11.1978, p. 16), as amended by:
15. 379 L 0532: Council Directive 79/532/EEC of 17 May 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the component type-approval of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 145, 13.6.1979, p. 16), as amended by:
16. 379 L 0533: Council Directive 79/533/EEC of 17 May 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the coupling device and the reverse of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 145, 13.6.1979, p. 20), as amended by:
17. 379 L 0622: Council Directive 79/622/EEC of 25 June 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (static testing) (OJ No L 179, 17.7.1979, p. 1), as amended by:

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Annex VI, the following shall be added:

12

for Austria

17

for Finland

IS

for Iceland

FL

for Liechtenstein

16

for Norway

5

for Sweden

14

for Switzerland.

18. 380 L 0720: Council Directive 80/720/EEC of 24 June 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the operating space, access to the driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 194, 28.7.1980, p. 1), as amended by:
19. 386 L 0297: Council Directive 86/297/EEC of 26 May 1986 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the power take-offs of wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors and their protection (OJ No L 186, 8.7.1986, p. 19).
20. 386 L 0298: Council Directive 86/298/EEC of 26 May 1986 on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (OJ No L 186, 8.7.1986, p. 26), as amended by:

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Annex VI, the following shall be added:

12

for Austria

17

for Finland

IS

for Iceland

FL

for Liechtenstein

16

for Norway

5

for Sweden

14

for Switzerland.

21. 386 L 0415: Council Directive 86/415/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the installation, location, operation and identification of the controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 240, 26.8.1986, p. 1).
22. 387 L 0402: Council Directive 87/402/EEC of 25 June 1987 on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (OJ No L 220, 8.8.1987, p. 1), as amended by:

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Annex VII, the following shall be added:

12

for Austria

17

for Finland

IS

for Iceland

FL

for Liechtenstein

16

for Norway

5

for Sweden

14

for Switzerland.

23. 389 L 0173: Council Directive 89/173/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain components and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ No L 67, 10.3.1989, p. 1).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a)

in Annex III A, the following shall be added to footnote 1 of point 5.4.1:

12 for Austria, 17 for Finland, IS for Iceland, FL for Liechtenstein, 16 for Norway, 5 for Sweden, 14 for Switzerland.

(b)

in Annex V, the following shall be added to the text in brackets of point 2.1.3:

12 for Austria, 17 for Finland, IS for Iceland, FL for Liechtenstein, 16 for Norway, 5 for Sweden, 14 for Switzerland.

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